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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 2009
Page
15
The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission fired agent Christopher Aller and trainee Jason Chapman and supervisor Sgt. Terry Parsons after a June 28 Rainbow Lounge raid left a customer seriously injured. Two other supervisors were disciplined and policies changed.
Authorities stepped up patrols in Jefferson National Forest after the bodies of 19 year old David Metzler of Lynchburg and 18 year old Heidi Childs of Forest were found by a man with a dog. Autopsies indicated both were shot late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger promotes a two day state warehouse sale offering about 600 state vehicles and vast office goods along with unclaimed park property and seized items. Proceeds aim to ease California's budget squeeze while items like cars and electronics fetch attention from buyers.
Thousands marched in Baghdad behind the coffin of Shiite leader Abdul Aziz al Hakim as rivals and allies expressed concern over a widening political void after his lung cancer death. His party formed a new bloc to contest January elections, delaying burial and highlighting posthumous power struggles.
In a pivotal contest, Democrats promise $275 monthly per child through junior high to ease parenting costs and boost birth rates, plus a $3,700 birth lump sum. They aim to shift Japan away from industrial priorities toward people centered policy, challenging the Liberal Democratic Party. Political scientist Koichi Nakano calls the plan a fundamental economic shift.
In Rostov on Don Russia authorities report Chechnya bombing deaths rising with a third self inflicted attack in a week. President Medvedev convened regional political and religious leaders in Sochi to curb recruitment of youths by rebel groups. He said rebels still lure young people into criminal activity during the televised meeting.
An American service member died in a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan, making August the deadliest month for U.S. troops in the eight year war. The death raises August fatalities to 45, eclipsing July’s 44. NATO said the vehicle hit the device. Capt. Elizabeth Mathias confirmed the nationality. More than 60,000 U.S. forces remain, with about 21,000 arrivals this summer amid efforts to counter the Taliban and secure recent elections.
China urged Myanmar to halt fighting with the Kokang militia as 10,000 people fled into Yunnan province. Eyewitnesses reported artillery and gunfire across the border while Chinese authorities housed the arrivals at seven sites and provided medical care.
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